27 May 2014

Re-Make - re-imagining Derby's Silk Mill*This week I took grand daughter out for a walk as she finding it difficult to settle due to a cold. We wandered along the banks of the River Derwent, towards town and came across The Silk Mill, which happened to be open: interesting as it's been closed for some time. We went inside and found out the following information - The Silk Mill is in the process of reinventing itself for the 21st Century, through reviving the principles of the Enlightenment and expanding traditional perspectives of what a museum is and can be.The concept has been developed from a desire to reflect Derby's 300 year story of innovation; starting with the Silk Mill as the site of the world's first factory, through to the modern day city as a leading in advanced engineering and manufacturing.Get involved ...As part of this project we are invited to take part in an exciting and ground-breaking community project to 'Remake the Museum'.Working with our design team, including our first 'makers-in-residence' TILT, this innovative project provides opportunities for people to become citizen curators, designers and makers, learning new skills or applying skills they already have to support a unique project at the site of the world's first factory!To find out more, or sign up to the programme by visiting www.derbymuseums.org/remake (or Twitter@derbysilkmill #remakemuseum).At present the museum is open Thursdays 3pm - 9pm; Fridays 1pm - 5pm; Saturdays 1pm - 5pm and Sundays 11am - 3pm (http://www.derbymuseums.org/thesilkmill/ and https://www.facebook.com/derbysilkmill?ref=hl). For the mill's location see: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/The+Silk+Mill+Museum/@52.925618,-1.475805,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4879f1158bbc17b5:0xd6f608bc4aa78308*Remake is funded by The Arts Council of England, Derby City Council and the 'happy museum'. (see: http://www.derbymuseums.org/)